Concept information
Preferred term
compensation depth
Definition
- The carbonate compensation depth (CCD) is the depth, in the oceans, at which the rate of supply of calcium carbonates matches the rate of solvation. That is, solvation 'compensates' supply. Below the CCD solvation is faster, so that carbonate particles dissolve and the carbonate shells (tests) of animals are not preserved. Carbonate particles cannot accumulate in the sediments where the sea floor is below this depth. Calcite is the least soluble of these carbonates, so the CCD is normally the compensation depth for calcite. The aragonite compensation depth (ACD) is the compensation depth for aragonitic carbonates. Aragonite is more soluble than calcite, and the aragonite compensation depth is generally shallower than both the calcite compensation depth and the CCD. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonate_compensation_depth)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- carbonate compensation depth
- CCD
In other languages
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French
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CCD
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profondeur de compensation des carbonates
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seuil de compensation des carbonates
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-F9GHDCKJ-D
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